William Katt

ActorDirectorWriter Feb 16 (age 75) Los Angeles, California, USA 1955–2026 (71 year career)

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Biography

William Theodore Katt (born February 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American Hero. He is also known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the film version of Carrie and Paul Drake Jr. in the Perry Mason TV movies. His mother is Barabra Hale who played Della Street in the TV series Perry Mason.

Known For

Film

Carrie

Tommy Ross

Film

The Man from Earth

Art

Film

Super

Sgt. Fitzgibbon

Film

Jawbreaker

Mr. Purr

Film

House

Roger Cobb

Film

The Other Side of the Wind

Man in Bathroom Stall

Film

Big Wednesday

Jack Barlow

Film

The Greatest American Hero

Ralph Hinkley

Filmography

Acting (126)

Movies (89)

When We Get There

2026

as Bob

Pursuit

2022

as Taye Biggs

5.1

Overrun

2021

as Detective Ed Dobbs

5.3

The 2nd

2020

as Senator Bob Jeffers

5.2

The Christmas High Note

2020

as Dennis

4.3

The Other Side of the Wind

2018

as Man in Bathroom Stall

6.7

Home Deadly Home: The Making of "House IV"

2017

The Man from Earth: Holocene

2017

as Art

5.5

Ding Dong, You're Dead! The Making of "House"

2017

6.0

More Acting 'Carrie'

2016

as Self

Subterranea

2015

as Mockenrue

4.3

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Crusty Demons 18: Twenty Years of Fear

2015

as Narrator

The Unwanted

as Troy

Paranormal Movie

as Houseguest Bill

Sparks

as Matanza

.357

as Smalls

The Secret Lives of Dorks

2013

as Mr. Gibson

4.9

Sweetwater

2012

as Dean Taylor

The Encore of Tony Duran

as Art Smith

Earthling

as Ryan Donnelly

Super

as Sgt. Fitzgibbon

Mirrors 2

as Jack Matheson

Pure Country 2: The Gift

as Winter

Deadland

as Shiv

Beautiful Loser

as Father Hume

Bone Eater

as Dr. Boombas

Big Game

as Dave

The Man from Earth

as Art

AVH: Alien vs. Hunter

as Lee

Gamers

as Reese's Boss

River's End

as Ed Kennedy

Mystery Woman: Game Time

as Donald Fiske

Descendant

as Dr. Tom Murray

Gentle Ben

as Gittis Malone

Snake Island

as Malcolm Page

Determination of Death

as John Logan

Acting 'Carrie'

as Self

Circuit

as Gino

The Clean and Narrow

as George

Twin Falls Idaho

as Surgeon

Jawbreaker

as Mr. Purr

Hyacinth

as Andy Gillis

Catch Me If You Can

1998

as Jean Benoit

4.7

Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor

as Harry Harper

Daddy's Girl

as Don Mitchell

Rattled

as Paul Donohue

Romantic Undertaking

as Richard Tennant

Devil's Food

as Andrew Burns

Problem Child 3

as Ben Healy

Piranha

as Paul Grogan

Americanski Blues

as Dr. Dell Davis

Cyborg 3: The Recycler

as Decaf

Stranger by Night

as Troy Rooney

Tollbooth

as Waggy

The Paperboy

as Brian

Distant Cousins

as Richard Sullivan

House IV

as Roger Cobb

Double X: The Name of the Game

as Michael Cooper

Last Call

as Paul Avery

Naked Obsession

as Franklyn Carlysle

Wedding Band

as Marshall Roman

Swimsuit

as Brian

White Ghost

as Steve Shepard

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

1988

as Paul Drake Jr.

7.1

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

1988

as Paul Drake, Jr.

6.8

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

1987

as Paul Drake Jr.

6.7

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

1987

as Paul Drake Jr.

7.2

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit

1987

as Paul Drake Jr.

7.7

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987

as Paul Drake Jr.

7.1

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun

1986

as Paul Drake Jr.

6.9

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986

as Paul Drake, Jr.

7.0

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

as Self

House

as Roger Cobb

Perry Mason Returns

as Paul Drake Jr.

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

as George Loomis

Thumbelina

as The Flower Prince

The Rainmaker

as Jimmy Curry

Pippin

as Pippin

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

as Sundance Kid

Big Wednesday

as Jack Barlow

First Love

as Elgin Smith

Carrie

as Tommy Ross

Can Ellen Be Saved?

as Bob

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as Billy Jack

The Trackers

as Davey Paxton

The Failing of Raymond

1971

as Harold (uncredited)

6.0

The Late Liz

1971

as Peter Addams (as Bill Katt)

Night Chase

1970

as Marine Private

5.5

Television (37)

Supergirl

2015

as Minister

7.3

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Hawkman (voice)

Heroes

as Jim McCann

Numb3rs

as Sven Regal

House

as Walter

Justice League

as Green Guardsman (voice)

Andromeda

as Eddie Aldrich

Son of the Beach

The Hunger

as James

Rough Riders

as Edward Marshall

7th Heaven

as Will Grayson

JAG

as James Merrick

Cybill

Viper

as Arno Krafft

Burke's Law

as Brian Cobham

Models Inc.

Diagnosis: Murder

as Roland Spear

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Keith Portman

Animaniacs

as Dr. Roma (voice)

Batman: The Animated Series

as Zowie (voice)

Vicki!

as Self - Guest

Good Sports

as Nick Calder

Top of the Hill

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dr. Burke

Perry Mason Returns

as Paul Drake

Murder, She Wrote

as Derek Hartman

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Flower Prince

The Greatest American Hero

as Ralph Hinkley

Police Woman

as Martin Wadsworth

Kojak

as Carey Nysrom

M*A*S*H

as P.F.C.

Emergency!

as Wally Lytton

The Rookies

Kung Fu

as Andy

Ironside

as Jimmy

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Gunsmoke

as Lonnie Weeks

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

River's End

Director

Descendant

Screenplay

The Clean and Narrow

Director

The Clean and Narrow

Writer